Collar.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES WEIS, OF LANCASTER PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1918.

Application filed Kay 25, 1918 Serial No. 236,591.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES WEIS, a

citizen of United States, residing at 534 object to provide a collar adaptable to military uniforms, and clothing of like character, especially military uniforms such as are worn at the present time, and on which the collar can be conveniently and quickly adjusted, presenting a neat and effective appearance, in conjunction with the collar of the usual military jacket.

The invention comprehends among other features a collar device by the use of which the device can be arranged beneath the usual upstanding collarof a military jacket, with out the necessity of an undergarment to which the collar is to be attached, and furthermore, the invention comprehends a collar device in which the white collar portion does not necessarily have to be as large as the usual white collar now generally worn, thus reducing laundry expenses, the collar device furthermore, being quickly applied and as easily removed.

Still further, instead of usinga linen collar, I may employ a form of celluloid collar, and the body of my invention may be made of the same color material as the collar of a military jacket, so as to make the entire structure present a neat and effective appearance.

Still further, my invention comprehends various improvements in collar devices such as are set forth in an application for patent on a collar filed April 20, 1918,'-Serial No. 229,778.

In the further disclosure of theinvention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in Which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device showing the same applied, with parts broken away to disclose the underlying structure.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevation looking at the inside of the device.

Fig. 3 is a-vertical sectional view througha portion of the device, and

Fig. 4 is a similar view of a slightly modified form.

Referring more particularly to the views I disclose a military jacket 10 having the usual up-turned jacket collarl-l, which it will be noted only extends up a short dis tance, the free ends of this jacket collar meeting at the front where the jacket is closed. My device is employed to lieben'eath the jacket and the jacket collar 11, and consists, substantially, of a fabric collar sup port 12, which may be of the same color material as the military jacket, said-support having its medial portion at the front where the ends of the jacket collar meet, with the ends of the collar support, indicated by the numeral 13, adapted to come together at the rear and be held by suitable clasps 14:. The main part of the collar su port is formed of a stiffening 15, which is inclosed in or covered by a covering 15 of the same color as the jacket collar of the military jacket. To secure the support in position beneath the jacket c0llar,the support at its medial portion is provided with a depend-- ing flap 16, which comes beneath the jacket at the front. 7

A series of upstanding supporting members 17 are provided on the collar support to form a part thereof, and each consists of a stiffener 18 which can be secured to the stiffening 15 and project upwardly to have their free ends adjacent the upper part of the collar support and extend slightly above the same, said stiffeners being covered with a suitable covering 19, the same color as the collar support. These supporting members are arranged in spaced distances and at the the rear, one of said supporting members is provided, being located at the ends of the collar support, and immediately adjacent the point of arrangement of the clasps 14. The collar element'is indicated by the numeral 20 and consists, in fact, of a miniature turndown collar as shown, said collar element being adapted to be arranged so-that the free upstanding portions of the supports will'extend between the sides 21, 21 of the collar element, and thus when the collar support with the collar element thereon is arranged in position to encircle the neck, with the jacket collar of the military jacket point of connection of the collar support at a collar support encircling the collar support, it will be seen that the collar element will project just a suflicient distance to present a neat and esired appearance necessary to the proper dress of a military uniform. The flap 16 of course extends beneath the jacket collar, holding the collar support in place, the jacket collar being also adapted to aid in performing this function.

' In the modified form as shown, I have the upper ends of the supports, indicated by the numeral 25, beaded to conform to a beaded effect or portion 26 on the collar element, this being provided simply to conform to a particular design of a slightly fancier appearance than the ordinary form of collar.

I claim:

1. In a collar device the combination With and a collar element, means for connecting the free ends of the collar support, a series of spaced upstanding sup porting members on the collar members on the collar support and forming a part thereof, said supporting members projecting up- Wardly a slight distance beyond the .upper edge of'the collar support, and adapted to support, means for connecting the free ends of the collar support at the rear, and a series of supporting members attached to the collar support and having their u standing portions projecting up to and slightly beyond the upper edge of the support, with said upstanding portions adapted to fit between the sides of the collar element, said collar element lying Wholly inside of said collar support.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

CHARLES WEIS. 

